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Camp Swift is a big small town of 8,239 people in Bastrop County, Texas. It's about 29 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,239people
$209kTypical home
$1,352/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
262Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 682 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Austin, TX
- 29 mi to Austin, TX
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,352/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 262 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 103 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (377 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to Austin Executive Airport airport
- 22 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bastrop County: R+18 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk